Speciality societies The RACP is affiliated with 51 independent Speciality Societies. These are independent membership organisations for individuals who practice in a specific medical subspeciality. The RACP consults closely with these societies when designing its curricula. The RACP provided a pathway for intensive care medicine specialty training in Australia and New Zealand until an independent intensive care medicine college was launched in 2008. Facilities The History of Medicine Library at the RACP has a leading collection of medical history items from Australia and around the world. The RACP established the History of Medicine Library in 1938 as a clinical library. The focus of the library changed to medical history in the mid 1950s. The History of Medicine Library continues to grow through the contributions of College Members. Publications The RACP also publishes two medical journals, The Internal Medicine Journal and The Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, and has a foundation which provides funding for research in the field of internal medicine. The RACP issued a position statement on non-therapeutic circumcision of boys in 2010. Qualifications Fellow The qualification of "Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians", abbreviated as the post-nominal initials FRACP, is a recognition of the completion of the prescribed postgraduate specialist training programme in internal adult or internal paediatric medicine of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Arms References External links – Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1938 establishments in Australia Learned societies of Australia Learned societies of New Zealand Medical associations based in Australia Medical associations based in New Zealand Medical education in Australia Organisations based in Australia with royal patronage Organisations based in New Zealand with royal patronage Australian Physicians Specialist medical colleges in Australia